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Deny the Knee Wedge

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Grapplers Collective, Deny the Knee Wedge. 3-5 min rounds.

Problem

Keeping a passer's shin out of the inside knee line so they can't force half guard and steal the bottom player's recovery options.

Tell the room

Passer steps a shin between the legs to touch the pit of the bottom's inside knee. Bottom clears the shin and re-closes the inside line. Three clean shin-to-knee-pit touches win the round for the passer.

Setup

Start at open-guard distance. Passer in combat base or standing, pressing to split the thighs. Bottom supine or on a hip, feet and knees live.

Score

Three clean shin touches.

Passer — shin to the pit of the inside knee, three times
Bottom — clears an inserted shin and re-closes the inside line
Bottom — comes to a seated base or recovers a live guard

Rules

Score through the middle. No going around the legs and no upper-body-only pass.
No crossed ankles or locks. The bottom closes the line with live feet and knees.
No backing off. The passer keeps pressuring the inside and cannot disengage to reset.

Adjust

Easier

Passer starts from the knees at half speed and calls which side they are attacking.

Harder

Passer pairs an around threat with the inside entry, so the bottom must read which pass is coming.

If it stalls

If the shin keeps getting buried, the bottom is reaching for the passer's leg — have them cover their own knee pit first.

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TOP PLAYER

POSITION

Passer in combat base or standing, pressing to split the thighs. Bottom supine or on a hip, feet and knees live.

OBJECTIVE

CONSTRAINTS

Score through the middle. No going around the legs and no upper-body-only pass. No crossed ankles or locks. The bottom closes the line with live feet and knees. No backing off. The passer keeps pressuring the inside and cannot disengage to reset.

WIN CONDITION

Three clean shin touches: Passer — shin to the pit of the inside knee, three times